The recent news about legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt was so shocking. She bravely announced that she has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 59. Summitt, who plans to continue coaching, said she is fighting the disease through medications and by challenging her brain through puzzles, math problems and reading. These steps are great, but I’d suggest that there are a couple of other items that Summitt should add to her...
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